Exchanging Information - Communication Services


Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 End of Unit Test

Lesson Objectives

  • Identify communication technologies (C)
  • Analyse effectiveness of technologies (B)
  • Evaluate communication methods (A)

Home Learning

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Complete the worksheet on Emerging Technologies - It opens up in Google Drive, if you have an account you can login and make a copy. If you don't have an account then choose to download as a Word document (both options use the FILE menu!)

Starter (5 mins)

Your smartphone has a variety of communication methods - write a list of all the different ways you can communicate using it.
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Smartphone

Key Words (5 mins)

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Task 15 mins

Create a mindmap of all of the electronic communication methods commonly used today. A starting point is shown below you should complete the Internet node and any additional items you can think of for the telephone node......
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Task (25 mins)

For each method of communication add some advantages and disadvantages - you might find it easier to start a new document.
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Plenary (10 mins)

Which are the best electronic communication methods for
  1. Responding to a customer complaint
  2. Changing a plan
  3. Holding a meeting with people from several offices